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Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks
Abundance and trait-driven processes have both been identified as potential mechanisms in determining the occurrence of species interactions. However, little is known about how these two mechanisms interact to determine ... -
Activation of sweet pepper defense responses by novel and known biocontrol agents of the genus Bacillus against Botrytis cinerea and Verticillium dahliae
The Fresno-Benavente Pepper (F-BP) Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) is a horticultural crop characterized by its great agronomic, economic and cultural importance in the region of Castilla y León (Spain). Field ... -
Activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in enriched cultures exposed to 3,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole dihydrogen phosphate nitrification inhibitor
The use of nitrification inhibitors is an interesting tool to achieve a higher N efficiency in plants while decreasing the environmental impact of N fertilization. However, an integrated evaluation of the efficiency of ... -
Additive effects of heatwave and water stresses on soybean seed yield is caused by impaired carbon assimilation at pod formation but not at flowering
Heatwave (HW) combined with water stress (WS) are critical environmental factors negatively affecting crop development. This study aimed to quantify the individual and combined effects of HW and WS during early reproductive ... -
Agronomic evaluation of eight 41 B × 110 richter grapevine genotypes as rootstock candidates for mediterranean viticulture
Choosing the most appropriate rootstock(s) is a key decision for the profitability of vineyards; therefore, there must be a sufficient range of rootstocks in the market adapted to different environmental conditions and ... -
Antifungal activity of chitosan/poly (ethylene oxide) blend electrospun polymeric fiber mat doped with metallic silver nanoparticles
In this work, the implementation of advanced functional coatings based on the combination of two compatible nanofabrication techniques such as electrospinning and dip-coating technology have been successfully obtained for ... -
Assessing the efficiency of dimethylpyrazole-based nitrification inhibitors under elevated CO2 conditions
Nitrification inhibitors (NIs) are useful tools to reduce nitrogen (N) losses derived from fertilization in agriculture. However, it remains unclear whether a future climate scenario with elevated CO2 could affect NIs ... -
Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples
The current study focuses on yield and nutritional quality changes of wheat grain over the last 166 years. It is based on wheat grain quality analyses carried out on samples collected between 1850 and 2016. Samples were ... -
Assessing tree drought resistance and climate-growth relationships under different tree age classes in a pinus nigra arn. Ssp. salzmannii forest
The magnitude of drought impact in forest ecosystems depends on which group of trees are more severely affected; greater mortality of smaller trees can modulate the trajectories of succession, while the mortality of larger ... -
Assessment of flesh browning diversity in apple germplasm collections phenotyped by image analysis
Enzymatic flesh browning (EB) is one of the major problems affecting the quality and limiting the shelf life of minimally processed fruit. Traditionally, EB has been measured objectively using colourimeters. However, ... -
AtCube: performing pathogen-root infection tests on Arabidopsis thaliana in a completely controlled way
Arabidopsis thaliana represents the main model plant for the experimental analysis of plant genetics and developmental biology of photoautotrophic organisms, due to characteristics such as size, life cycle, fecundity, ... -
Bacillus thuringiensis Cyt proteins as enablers of activity of Cry and Tpp toxins against Aedes albopictus
Aedes albopictus is a species of mosquito, originally from Southeast Asia, that belongs to the Culicidae family and the Dipteran insect order. The distribution of this vector has rapidly changed over the past decade, making ... -
Bacmid expression of granulovirus enhancin En3 accumulates in cell soluble fraction to potentiate nucleopolyhedrovirus infection
Enhancins are metalloproteinases that facilitate baculovirus infection in the insect midgut. They are more prevalent in granuloviruses (GVs), constituting up to 5% of the proteins of viral occlusion bodies (OBs). In ... -
Baculovirus expression and functional analysis of Vpa2 proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
The mode of action underlying the insecticidal activity of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) binary pesticidal protein Vpa1/Vpa2 is uncertain. In this study, three recombinant baculoviruses were constructed using Bac-to-Bac ... -
Beneficial effects of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) in plants
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemical compounds whose saturation vapor pressures are greater than 102 kPa at 25 °C. Both plants and microorganisms produce VOCs that allow them to communicate intra- and inter-specifically. ... -
Can ammonium stress be positive for plant performance?
In this article, we propose a change of paradigm where ammonium nutrition may be considered not exclusively as an undesirable situation for plant performance, but as a way to provoke changes in plant metabolism that can ... -
Can N nutrition lead to "plant diabetes"? The perspective from ammonium nutrition and methylglyoxal accumulation
Here we introduce a debate about whether plants can be suffering a "diabetes-like syndrome" depending on the N nutrition management. The idea of a plant diabetes is not new and was initially proposed by Saito et al. ... -
Carbon density in boreal forests responds non-linearly to temperature: an example from the Greater Khingan Mountains, northeast China
Boreal forests play a crucial role in the global carbon (C) cycle and in climate stabilization. To better predict global C budgets, it is important to accurately estimate the size of forest C pools, and to identify the ... -
Characterization of an accessory plasmid of Sinorhizobium meliloti and its two replication-modules
Rhizobia are Gram-negative bacteria known for their ability to fix atmospheric N-2 in symbiosis with leguminous plants. Current evidence shows that rhizobia carry in most cases a variable number of plasmids, containing ... -
CO2 fertilization plays a minor role in long-term carbon accumulation patterns in temperate pine forests in the southwestern Pyrenees
Isolating the long-term fertilization effect of CO 2 from other climate- and site-related effects on tree growth has been proven a challenging task. To isolate long-term effects of [CO2] on water use efficiency at ...